From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 2:49:06 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > And now, current-events Questions from the Canadian Inquisition    
   > by Bloor St. Irregulars in 2023! (I'll update my introductory    
   > companion posting later, but I wanted to get this set out as    
   > fast as possible.)    
      
   Hurray!   
      
   > * Game 1 (2023-05-08), Round 1 - Current Events    
   >    
   > 6. The 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby was not without    
   > controversy. A record number of horses, including the favorite,    
   > were scratched from the main race; and in the week leading up to    
   > the race, a number of horses died, some from mysterious causes.    
   > Within 1, how many horses died in the week leading up to the    
   > Kentucky Derby?    
      
   7   
      
   > 7. The inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2023    
   > were announced on Wednesday. Please name any one on the list    
   > from the Performer category -- the main category.    
      
   Chaka Khan   
       
   > 8. Sundown came this week for what 84-year-old Canadian    
   > singer-songwriter? He was a pioneer in folk, rock, pop, and    
   > country music who wrote hundreds of songs for himself and many    
   > other artists, but arguably he will be best remembered for the    
   > tale of a Lake Superior shipwreck.    
      
   Gordon Lightfoot   
       
   > * Game 2 (2023-05-15), Round 1 - Current Events    
   >    
   > 2. The video game "Tears of the Kingdom" was released on May 12,    
   > with devoted fans everywhere lining up days before to get their    
   > copy. This is the 29th entry in this beloved, 37-year-old,    
   > Nintendo-only series of games. Name this franchise.    
      
   The Legend of Zelda   
       
   > 5. On Monday, the Federal government revealed the new design for    
   > the Canadian Royal Crown that sits atop the Canada Coat of Arms.    
   > It replaces religious symbols like crosses and fleur-de-lis    
   > with more traditional Canadian symbols. Name one of the two    
   > prominent new symbols.    
      
   snowflake   
       
   > 7. Earlier this week, the Globe And Mail reported that Canada is    
   > interested in joining what currently trilateral security pact?    
      
   ANZUS   
       
   > 10. Ah, Internet theories! An untitled book known only as "4C    
   > Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023" was hovering around the    
   > top of some major US sales/presales charts. Its rapid rise was    
   > attributed to a rumor that it was written by which pop artist?    
      
   Taylor Swift   
      
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   Joshua Kreitzer   
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